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Tanks and gunfire mark renewed clashes on the outskirts of Taiz. Inside the Yemeni city, mounting rubbish and blocked roads are raising concerns about public health.

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Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday 21 October, demanding greater investment in education. Crowds filled the streets of the capital, waving banners, chanting slogans and beating drums as they made their way past the Greek parliament.

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A mental health evaluation has delayed two court appearances for Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, wanted by British police over the killings of his wife and two daughters.

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The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

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A Tunisian court has sentenced ten environmental activists over a protest against pollution linked to a major phosphate-processing plant in the southern coastal city of Gabes.

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Burundi has commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of former President Melchior Ndadaye, with tributes to the slain leader renewing debate over the state of democracy in the country.

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The Biennale of Contemporary Art in the French city of Lyon is one of the most important international events for the art scene. Part of this year's edition is "Ontology of projected movement", a singular project by the Togolese artist Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia.

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South Africa is stepping in to ease the fuel-price crisis, announcing billions of rand in tax relief as motorists and commuters struggle with record pump prices.

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A mass funeral was held Wednesday for 75 new recruits killed earlier this week in a Houthi missile strike in southern Yemen that was the deadliest attack since the resurgence of fighting in the Yemen civil war over the summer.

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Images of the riots, which began as peaceful student protests before getting out of control, were posted and broadcast around the world.

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Pix of the Day, 21st October, 2026 - Across the world

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One year after deadly election-related violence in Ivory Coast, twelve people have been charged and remanded in custody over the killing of a gendarme.

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Madagascar's forests are at risk. Since 1990, they've shrunk by more than a quarter. A rare wild pepper is contributing to their decline. Growing on vines that reach into the forest canopy, Voatsiperifery commands up to 200 euros a kilo. Harvesters tear down trees in order to reach it.

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A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

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The announcement by industrialist Aliko Dangote, comes weeks after he laid the foundation stone for an oil refinery in Kenya's Lamu port.

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A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

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Ibrahim Mahama reimagines cultural possibilities

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The Security Council heard that deadly violence continues in the east despite the disarmament of nearly 2,000 fighters. and the gradual completion of the latest electoral cycle.

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Nigerian authorities are racing to trace contacts after a diplomat was declared the country’s first Ebola case. The patient reportedly arrived in Abuja from Uganda on October third, sparking shock and urgent concern nationwide.

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Will Senegal's former president Macky Sall return to national politics now that he has stepped back from a potential role at the United Nations? The question is stirring debate in Senegal.

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Yahya Jammeh is accused of presiding over the murder of political opponents, disappearances, rape, and torture during his 22-year rule.